Right now there are more than 3 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road in the United States, but it seems some owners are having a bit of buyer’s regret.
A bombshell report on the global EV marketplace finds 46% of American EV drivers are so fed up with charging and mobility issues, they’re ready to switch back to gas-powered vehicles.
The White House has been promoting electric vehicle use nationally. And Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s environmental plan leans heavily on putting a million EVs on our roads by the end of this decade. But millions in spending on new charging stations and other EV initiatives has barely made a dent – just 66,000 EVs were registered here as of January 1.
“It’s not happening at nearly the pace that we need to have to meet those goals,” said Christian Milneil, editor-in-chief of the website Streetsblog Massachusetts, who noted EV sales here lag way behind Healey’s targets and gas-powered vehicle use is trending up.
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